BWV 144
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Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin BWV 144 |
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| Church cantata by J. S. Bach | |
The eleventh hour labourers etching by Jan Luyken
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| Occasion | Septuagesimae |
| Performed | 6 February 1724: Leipzig |
| Movements | 6 |
| Cantata text | anonymous |
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Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin (Take what is yours and go away),BWV 144, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the Sunday Septuagesimae, the third Sunday before Lent, and first performed it on 6 February 1724.
Bach wrote the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for Septuagesimae. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were taken from the First Epistle to the Corinthians, "race for victory" (), and from the Gospel of Matthew, the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (). The unknown poet derives from the gospel only the thought to be content with one's lot and submit to God's will, "Genügsamkeit" (contentedness) being a key word. The opening chorus is based on verse 14 of the gospel. Movement 3 is the first stanza of Samuel Rodigast's hymn "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan". The closing chorale is the first stanza of Albert, Duke of Prussia's Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit (1547).
Bach first performed the cantata on 6 February 1724.
The cantata in six movements is scored for soprano, alto and tenor soloists, a four-part choir (SATB), two oboes, oboe d'amore, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.
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